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ge-cirredness

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Se deófol nam graman ongeán þone Godes man for þæs folces gecyrrednysse fram his fúlum biggengum, 29, 185. Geefenlǽce hé Paules gecyrrednysse, Hml. Th. i. 56, 24: 578, 30. Mid sóðre gecyrrednysse Dryhten gesécan, Hml. A. 53, 82.

ofer-gán

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Seó eorðe bið mid fúlum wætere ofergán, Angl. vii. 48,463. Add Swá ꝥ heora nán óþres mearce ne ofereóde, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 128, 32. <b>III b.

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

gladcheerfulnoble, excellent

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cheerful Ðǽr moncyn mót for Meotude rót sóðne God geseón and aa in sibbe gefeón, Exon. 355, 33; Reim. 86. v. un-rót, rétan, rót-hwíl, rótlíce, rótness. noble, excellent Se góda man swá hé swíðor áfandod biþ, swá hé rótra biþ, and neár Gode, óþ ðæt hé mid fulre

georne

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Wé witan ful georne, Wlfst. 157, 7. Mage wé wénan oþþe georne witan, Ll. Th. i. 238, 23. Þone þe rǽdgeþeaht georne cúðe, El. 1163. Ongitan giorne, Met. 29, 3. Hí þæt ongeáton and georne gesáwon, By. 84.

þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
þrafian, p. ode.

to urgepressto reproverebukecorrect

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Similar entries v. þrafung Se Hǽlend on manegum wísum ðrafode and áfandode his gingran, and geedlǽhte ðæt ðæt hé ǽr tǽhte tó fulre láre, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22. Drihten, ne þreá ðú me ne ne þrafa on ðínum yrre Domine, ne in ira tua arguas me, Ps.

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
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Gefyrþredo fulta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 52. Gefyrþrede freti, 33, 47. <b>I a.</b> to help by giving, to endow, enrich :-- Eádgár cynincg þone crístendóm gefyrðrode, and fela munuclífa árǽrde, Hml. S. 21, 446.

mæssian

(v.)
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Sé þe geþrístlǽcð tó mæssianne oððon húsl tó ðicganne, and wát hine sylfne on synnum fúlne, Wlfst. 34, 14

mist

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Mid þý miste (nebula) þæs fúlan stences. . . seó fýlnes þæs reócendan mistes, 319, 10-11. dimness of eyesight Wiþ eágna miste . . . ꝥ bið lyb wiþ eágena dimnesse, Lch. ii. 30, 11-15, Wurdon his eágan yfele gehefegode mid tóswollenum breáwum m what obscures

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.
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Gehlade áne cuppan fulle forð mid ðam streáme, Lchdm. iii. 74, 14. Hát gefec-cean ongeán streáme healfne sester yrnendes wæteres, 12, l. Sing ðis on yrnendum wætere, and wend ðæt heáfod ongeán streám, 70, 8.

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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It is míne fulle unna ðat Ælfrich mót búgan tó ðó tuéyen abboten, Cht. Th. 416, 8. Búgende declinantia (a religionis tramite ), An. Ox. 3429

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Swá oft swá ða óðre hergas mid ealle herige út fóron ðonne fóron hie as often as the other armies marched out in full force then they marched, Erl. 90, 5. Tuelf hergas duodecim legiones, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 53. Hergia[s] agmina, Rtl. 115, 10.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Seó sceadu ástíhþ up óþ ðæt heó becymþ tó ðære lyfte ufeweardan, and ðonne beyrnþ se móna hwíltídum, ðonne hé full byþ, on ðære sceade ufeweardre and fággeteþ oððe mid ealle ásweartaþ, 240, 18-24. On India lande wendaþ heora scada (sceada, MSS. R.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed,to wonder at, be amazed at

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Hí swíðe wundredon and wafiende cwǽdon, Lchdm. iii. 436, 7. with gen. to wonder at, be amazed at ne wafaþ ðæs, ðonne se fulla móna wyrþ ofertogen mid þióstrum ? . . . Ðises hí wundriaþ, Bt. 39, 3;Fox 214, 29.

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

ge-lǽdan

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Hé gelǽdde ðone áð be fullan, Cht. Th. 171, 21. Ꝥ hé gelǽdde ungeligne gewitnesse þæs, Ll. Th. i. 158, 19. Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte, Cht.

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Full mið unrehte plenum iniquitate, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 39. Mid unryhte wrongfully, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 23. Mid unrihte, Ps. Th. 58, 1: 68, 28: Andr. Kmbl. 3116; An. 1561. Ne dém nán unriht non injuste judicabis, Lev. 19, 15.

flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l. God him ðá sylle ásende mid þám sǽlicum flóde; and þæt flód hí áwearp . . . on ðám sealtum ófre, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 4.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Hér swutelaþ an (ðissum gewrite) ðæt Godwine hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hine tihte and ðæt wæs lád æt Licitfelda in this writing is declared that Godwine has fully cleared himself of the charge in the matter of the woman

Linked entry: ládian

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ne fúl náwar friðian ne feormian that they shall not protect nor harbour a guilty one anywhere, L. Ed. 7; Th. i. 162, 26. Ðæt hí Godes þeówas friðian and griðian that they shall protect and defend God&#39;s servants, L. E. B. 1; Th. ii. 240, 6.

Linked entry: freoðian

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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So were theih daungerouse for wlaunke; And siththen bicom ful reulich, that thanne weren so ranke, Pol.

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Ful oft unc holt wrugon wudubeáma helm, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 1; Rä. 85, 7.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt